-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Steve Adeff wrote:
> Not to insult your work on a book, but wouldn't a proper Wiki make more > sense? > I mean granted, noone will end up reading it, like they don't use gossamer > right now, but with as much as Myth changes it would just seem to make sense. Steve, It's an interesting question. My feeling is that both good up to date online documentation and print publication make sense. A couple of ideas on the subject though. Firstly I think it depends very much on what style of book it is that you're writing. If it is a reference book then you're right, print publication for a project as early in its lifecycle as MythTV would be a mistake. If the book were more tutorial in nature, an introduction to the whole concept with the aim of providing relevant background to assist people interested in building their own MythTV installation I think it'd have a more useful life-span. Subsequent editions could provide a stronger focus on reference as the product matures. Secondly, In my experience people are more likely to read a print publication cover to cover. I was a founding member of the Linux Documentation Project and maintained a number of HOWTO documents over a number of years and I could tell from the number of questions I received that despite the fact that the lifecycle of HOWTO document updates was very fast-paced, a large percentage of readers weren't reading the online version at all, despite the print version directing them to it. People tend to read online documentation for reference: "I have a question, I'll google for it, it turns up an online reference, I find the answer to my question". If you want your reader to actually read widely about a topic then I believe a print publication better serves the purpose. regards Terry -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQCVAwUBQ7slodgbpUxTPNV5AQJnDQQAmlADb8SynyNiCyAfEL6EzQWIngMZYDv+ y0x9gYVZW3TmWonYBBmd2a3uRNvK3ulRRbGLgu8TTo1wNQr7KlQx3mvqEoAyrI9D 9vS1aHioiKmStGhUP9ojsDfqGxiOzaTIW8EXg0JTtJlDEC9qZgRAkKh49ExTVEcu UK7MbTNFpHE= =S3S5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
